Our Mission

Let the Children Live! is a small charity with a mission to help to protect and educate children and young people who live amidst the poverty and violence of the streets and shanty-towns of the city of Medellín, Colombia. It was founded by a Catholic priest, Fr. Peter Walters, who has been working there for more than 20 years, trying to help these children to find love and hope. Let The Children Live! is helping to raise awareness in the U.S. of the impact on children in Colombia of violence fueled by the profits from the drug-trade. All funding for our organization comes from private donations, and we urgently need donations to enable us to continue and expand our work. We are a 501(c)3 corporation and all donations are tax-exempt. (ID-46-1215641)